tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post6645418809182135849..comments2024-03-07T09:26:21.305-05:00Comments on My Hogwarts Sabbatical: Massacring Your DarlingsChemist Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-51241252995508499952011-12-06T12:38:41.953-05:002011-12-06T12:38:41.953-05:00Kelley, I just roughly calculated the number of wo...Kelley, I just roughly calculated the number of words I'll have at 700 pages and it works out to about 180,000! Man do I have some cutting to do!<br /><br />Emma, I'm wondering if I can bribe my son to get sick again next week.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-13954682212142975192011-12-06T09:44:55.541-05:002011-12-06T09:44:55.541-05:00I wouldn't murder the darlings. Put them in th...I wouldn't murder the darlings. Put them in the freezer for a cold day when you want some tasty stuff for a casserole. So you missed an in-law fest. Nice tactics.Emma Calinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02661631701340292529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-57729924194110797582011-12-05T22:05:45.286-05:002011-12-05T22:05:45.286-05:00Just try to think about how this will better your ...Just try to think about how this will better your story, and chop away...<br /><br />that sounds bad, but hopefully it will help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-28970103588652589092011-12-05T19:58:40.959-05:002011-12-05T19:58:40.959-05:00I have the opposite problems, all my stories seem ...I have the opposite problems, all my stories seem too short. Perhaps you can lend me some words :-)<br /><br />Glad your son is feeling better.Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-23466359944776747202011-12-05T15:02:22.832-05:002011-12-05T15:02:22.832-05:00I was going to say the same thing Cassie said! My ...I was going to say the same thing Cassie said! My first manuscript topped out at 133,000 words. WAY too long for a YA book.<br /><br />I chopped and clipped and killed and got it down to a trim 95,000. Still kind of on the long end. Basically I just took out chapters that had to do with character building but didn't drive the plot forward any.<br /><br />They are all saved in a folder. I figure if they're not used in that manuscript, I might use them in another. :)Kelley Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373650788799372118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-36721926527101382572011-12-05T14:59:41.036-05:002011-12-05T14:59:41.036-05:00That's right. I should have mentioned that my...That's right. I should have mentioned that my darlings are all still around in another file. I can't throw anything away completely.Chemist Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09738272332470397248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9207356626683365538.post-49959627613160831852011-12-05T14:56:45.326-05:002011-12-05T14:56:45.326-05:00I put all my casualties in a folder so I can read ...I put all my casualties in a folder so I can read them whenever I want. :)Cassie Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706774393186819619noreply@blogger.com